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CVE-2016-1000345

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DHIES/ECIES CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attack. For BC 1.55 and older, in an environment where timings can be easily observed, it is possible with enough observations to identify when the decryption is failing due to padding.

CWE-361

How to fix

Remediation Available
bouncycastleDebian
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000345
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000345
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000345
Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2016-1000345
bouncycastleUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcmail-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcpg-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcpkix-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1
libbcprov-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1USN-3727-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-361 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2016-7547Critical9.893%--
CVE-2015-5300High7.59.1%-Fix
CVE-2016-1643High8.82.7%-Fix
CVE-2016-1000341Medium5.92.6%-Fix
CVE-2016-7036Critical9.82.1%--
CVE-2016-7037High7.50.7%--
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